African American Participation In The Antebellum Era

Abstract
In American History, the antebellum period is usually referred to as the period between the commencements of Civil War towards the end 1812 War. The period was essentially characterized by the abolitionist rise and the steady polarization of the nation between proponents of slavery and abolitionists. The period was also marked by economic growth in which slaves were regarded as property. In the meantime, slaves sharply resisted their bondage through various passive resistance forms.

African American History African Americans played a critical role in the entire revolution era. They aided greatly in both the battle of Bunker and their involvement in the fight at Fort Ticonderoga which resulted in major victories in American history. As a matter of fact, during
In response to these grievous rebellions, laws and slave codes that restricted slave movements as well as their freedom to assemble in masses considerable tightened. Other laws that enforced disenfranchisement, promoted racial segregation and tightly threatened re-enslavements were stipulated and in the process created an unsteady environment for both races. Despite all these, several other plots and actual rebellions in states that still held slaves relented into and through the civil war era. These laws proceeded with undermining impact on both free and slave African Americans in their fight to reclaim and enjoy the freedom they had almost earned. Many other events transpired as a result such as the Nullification Crisis and Turner rebellion which in turn stirred up the rise of the Abolition movement. Although undermined by the stipulated laws, the blacks still held on to the fight but now through movements. Courtesy of Second Awakening, many whites’ perception of slavery changed and they began to generally regard slavery as sin and emancipation as the only atonement for